Vivekachoodamani : ( 05/05/2013. )

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, January 30,  2021. 09:57. AM.  VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.4 QUALIFICATIONS of DISCIPLE & GURU (Sloka-s 17-32a, 15 No.) The four-fold qualifications (Slokas 18-30) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam - 22: 3.1 SHAMA "virajya vishhaya vraataad doshha drishhtyaa muhurmuhuh; svalakshhye niyata avasthaa manasah shama uchyate. "  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- virajya vishhaya vraataad             =   Detached from the chaos of sense objects, doshha drishhtyaa muhurmuhuh; =   through a process of continuous observation of their defects again and again; svalakshhye niyata avasthaa         =   resting constantly in contemplation of the Goal – manasah shama uchyate.             =

  ---------------------------------------------- Friday, January 15,  2021. 07:26. AM.  VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.4 QUALIFICATIONS of DISCIPLE & GURU (Sloka-s 17-32a, 15 No.) The four-fold qualifications (Slokas 18-30) -------------------------------------------- Slokam - 21: 2. VAIRAAGYA "tad vairaagyam jihaasaa yaa darshana shravana aadibhih; dehaadi brahma paryante hi anitye bhogavastuni." ---------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 tad vairaagyam jihaasaa yaa Vairagya is defined as – “The desire to give up 2 darshana shravana aadibhih; the seeing, hearing, etc, 3 dehaadi brahma paryante from the mortal body right up to the world of Brahma, 4 hi anitye bhogavastuni. of all objects of enjoyment as they are merely transient ---------------------------------------------------- Commentary : 1 The word used for giving up is Jihaasaa (some even use the word Jugupsa, which includes the suggestion

  Tuesday, January 05,  2021. 09:45. AM.  VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.4 QUALIFICATIONS of DISCIPLE & GURU (Sloka-s 17-32a, 15 No.) The four-fold qualifications (verses 18-30) Slokam - 20: VIVEKAM - 1. "1.brahma satyam jaganmithyaa 2 iti evam roopah vinishchayah;  3 sah ayam nitya-anitya vastu 4 vivekah samudaahritah." Translation- 1 brahma satyam jaganmithyaa = “Brahman alone is real; the world is unreal” – 2 iti evam roopah vinishchayah; =  when this conclusion becomes a firm conviction; 3 sah ayam nitya-anitya vastu       =Such discrimination between the Real and Unreal 4 vivekah samudaahritah. is considered to be Viveka. =is considered to be Viveka. Tatvam (Essence) :  In Viveka Choodamani, as compared with the basic text Tattva Bodha, the author takes the definition of Viveka a notch further. In Tattva Bodha, the discrimination was between the “permanent and the impermanent”. Hearing this, a seeker may still